Lusitania sank on May 7. A number of Wallasey people were members of the crew

Seacombe shops wrecked on May 10 in anti-German demonstrationsDuring the year the new fire station at Liscard was opened

1916

Destructive fire at Wilkie's fun palace New Brighton on Saturday April 22

Wallasey new town hall opened as military hospital on August 12

Viscount French inspected Wallasey volunteers on September 27

1917

Owing to the scarcity of gravediggers in Wallasey a call was made for volunteers, members of the Wallasey battalion of the Cheshire Volunteers and special police responding

Mother and child murdered at Liscard April 16, husband found guilty of murder and executed

1918

Wallasey branch of the "Comrades of the Great War" formed

1919

Wallasey police refused to join in police strike (August)

1920

New Brighton War memorial unveiled January 18

Motor bus service (single deck on solid tyres) began on April 3. First route was Seacombe ferry - Harrison drive

Wallasey council decides to invite Mr Lloyd George, the prime minister to become an honorary freeman of the borough, September 23: Note The honour was never bestowed as Mr Lloyd George was unable to arrange a convenient time

Oldershaw Secondary schools opened September 3

1921

Lord Derby unveils promenade War memorial

Municipal maternity home Mill lane opened

First Moreton cinema opened

New Brighton football and Athletic club formed. Dr Tom MARTLEW elected chairman

1922

Trocadero cinema opened June 1

World cycling championship at the tower (August)

1923

Big crowds at Harrison drive watched 60 people nearly all of them women - baptised by immersion in the sea

1924

Sir James BARRIE at Wallasey High school speech day (Feb 27) recalled boyhood memories of meeting Thomas Carlysle

Gorsey lane, last and main link of the series of roads connecting Birkenhead to New Brighton publicly opened April 9

Wallasey Grange adjoining municipal golf links opened on April 5

1925

It was reported at the meeting of the council in March that Wallasey had been left out of the Mesey Tunnel scheme

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